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The Maori name for the river is Haihainui which means ‘Big Scratches’.
Arrowtown was originally known as Fox’s. named after William Fox an early gold discoverer. Then it was known as The Arrow and later Arrowtown.
The trees in Arrowtown’s beautiful avenues are Sycamore, Ash, Oak, Elm, and Rowan. The first avenue was planted in 1867.
The first jail in Arrowtown was simply a log. You were chained up to it. The later stone jail still exists and is in Cardigan Street. It is New Zealand’s 4th oldest jail.
There has been a fire station on the current site since 1890. The hand drawn hose reel was used until the 1940’s.
There are two theories as to why the town is named Arrowtown. One is that the river behind the town flows swiftly like an arrow.
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